Ch. 9 - American Revolution (Gallopade)

Who is considered the finest poet in the land?

• Phyllis Wheatley

• Benjamin Franklin

• Samuel Adams

• Thomas Jefferson

What year did the United States issue the Declaration of Independence?

• 1775

• 1776

• 1777

• 1778

What year did the Revolutionary War begin?

• 1775

• 1780

• 1942

• 1812

How many American colonies were a part of the Revolution?

• 8

• 13

• 50

• 7

Who was the first President of the United States?

• Paul Revere

• Andrew Jackson

• George Washington

• Abraham Lincoln

Which European country became a major ally to the United States during the Revolutionary War?

• Russia

• France

• Italy

• Sweden

Who won the Revolutionary War?

• Parliament and King George
• Great Britain
• The Sons of Liberty
• American colonists

Who were the patriots?

• Loyalists who supported British rule in the American colonies.

• Native American tribes who allied with the British during the war.

• American colonists who supported and fought for independence from Great Britain.

• British soldiers who fought against the American colonists.

How did the Revolutionary war end?

• The signing of the Declaration of Independence
• The Battle of Bunker Hill
• The Boston Tea Party
• The Treaty of Paris

This enslaved person wrote poems and plays supporting American independence.

• Harriet Tubman
• Benjamin Banneker
• Paul Revere
• Phillis Wheatley